


30.75 million first-party Genesis units were sold worldwide. It was released in several different versions,Ĭontributing to its success were its library of arcade game ports, the popularity of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, several popular sports franchises,Īnd aggressive youth marketing that positioned it as the cool console for adolescents. Several add-ons were released, including a Power Base Converter to play Master System games. It plays a library of more than 900 games created by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers delivered on ROM-based cartridges. Motorola 68000 processor as the CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware sprites, tiles, and scrolling. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe.ĭesigned by an R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered on a Sega released it as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988,Īnd later as the Genesis in North America in 1989. The Genesis is Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Beware of dead ends, level crossings, other trains and vehicles through your route Based on the famous television and railway series, this game is designed for ages 3 and up. It was a 16-bit fourth-generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. Control Thomas the Tank Engine as he's got to take special trips he has to organise: Take children to the seaside, medicine to the hospital or deliver the mail. Known as the Mega Drive outside North America. Create train routes to make your way across Canada on this fun train tracks game Create a railway connection from start to finish by placing rail tracks on. Online emulated version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was originally developed for the Sega Genesis
